plans, has since exercised a marked influence upon that branch of science in Germany. His literary fame rests chiefly on his "Symbolics and Mythology of the Ancient Nations, and particuarly of the Greeks" (4 vols., Leipsic, 1810-'12; 3d edition, 4 vols., Leipsic and Darmstadt, 1887'44). This work, which contends for a bold and mystical theory as to the extreme antiquity and oriental origin of the Greek mythological, or rather theological systems, drew upon the author a series of critical attacks from G. Hermann, J. H. Voss (in the "Letters on Homer and Hesiod,” and in the letter to Creuzer "On the Essence and Treatment of Mythology"), Lobeck, and a host of minor writers. The most remarkable of his other publications are: the edition of Plotinus's Opera Omnia (3 vols., Oxford, 1835); those of Cicero's De Natura Deorum, De Divinatione, De Legibus, De Republica, &c., executed in conjunction with G. H. Moser; (6 Historical Art of the Greeks" (Leipsic, 1803); Dionysus, seu Commentationes de Rerum Bacchicarum Originibus Causis (2 vols., Heidelberg, 1808); "Sketch of Roman Antiquities," (2d edition, 1829); "Contributions to the History and Antiquities of Rome" (1836; French, in the Mémoires de l'institut royal, 1840); "Contributions to the Gallery of Ancient Dramatists" (1839); his autobiographical works entitled "From the Life of an Old Professor" (1848), and "Paralipomena of the Life of an Old Professor" (1858); "Contributions to the History of Classical Philosophy" (1854). A collection of his "New and Corrected Works" (1837-'54) contains a new edition of his German writings. Several of his works have been translated into foreign languages. CREUZNACH, a Prussian town and watering place in the district of Coblentz, picturesquely situated on the river Nahe, 8 m. from Bingen, pop. about 9,000, with extensive salt works in the neighborhood, and saline springs, which are chiefly used for the cure of scrofulous diseases. In the vicinity are the ruins of the castle of Ebernburg, destroyed by the French toward the end of the 17th century, in former times a place of refuge for Ulrich von Hutten, Melanch thon, and other friends of Franz von Sickingen, to whom it then belonged. CREWE, a market town of Cheshire, England, 32 m. S. E. of Liverpool, and important as a diverging point of 5 lines of railway, leading to Manchester, Birmingham, Chester, and other large towns. Pop. in 1851, 4,491. CRIBBAGE, a game at cards played by 2 persons with a full pack of 52 cards. The points constituting the game, 61 in number, are scored by pegs on a board perforated with the necessary number of holes, called the cribbage board. The advantage lies with the dealer, who makes up a 3d hand for himself, called the crib, partly out of the hand of his opponent, to offset which the latter at the commencement of the game is entitled to score 3 points. There is a variety of this game called 3-handed crib bage, played by 3 persons with a triangular board. Four-handed cribbage is played by 4 persons in partnership of 2 and 2, as in whist. CRICHTON, JAMES, commonly called the "admirable Crichton," born probably in the castle of Cluny, in Scotland, Aug. 19, 1560, died in Mantua, July 3, 1583. He was of high descent, his father being lord advocate of Scotland, and his mother being a Stuart of the lineage of the reigning family. He was educated in Perth, till at the age of 10 he was sent to the university of St. Andrew's, then reputed the first school of philosophy in Scotland. Aldus Manutius mentions Rutherford, Buchanan, Hepburn, and Robertson as eminent scholars who were his masters. His ardor in study and progress in knowledge were astonishing. In his 12th year he took the degree of bachelor of arts; in his 14th, that of master; and, though the youngest of all, he was then esteemed the third scholar in the university. Before his 17th year, according to the current narrative, he had mastered the whole circle of science, could speak and write 10 languages, had excellent skill in painting, drawing, riding, fenoing, dancing, singing, and playing on musical instruments, and possessed extraordinary physical beauty, symmetry, and strength. He soon after repaired to Paris, and according to Sir Thomas Urquhart, who is supported by no other authority, immediately determined, in compliance with medieval scholastic usage, to challenge the philosophers and scholars of the city to a public disputation. To this end he affixed placards to the gates of the different schools, halls, and colleges of the university, and to the pillars before the houses of men of learning, inviting all learned persons to meet him on that day 6 weeks, before 9 o'clock in the morning, at the college of Navarre, where he would "be ready to answer to what should be propounded to him concerning any science, liberal art, discipline, or faculty, practical or theoretic, not excluding the theological or jurisprudential habits, though grounded but upon the testimonies of God and man, and that in any of these 12 languages: Hebrew, Syriac, Arabic, Greek, Latin, Spanish, French, Italian, English, Dutch, Flemish, and Slavonian, in either prose or verse, at the discretion of the disputant." The interval he passed in hawking, hunting, tilting, throwing the lance, games of chance, and other amusements of the gay city, provoking the satire of the students by his nonchalance; but on the appointed day he encountered the gravest philosophers and divines in presence of over 3,000 auditors, acquitted himself with marvellous learning during a disputation of 9 hours with the most eminent doctors, and was presented by the rector amid the acclamations of the assembly with a diamond ring and a purse full of gold. From this time he was known by the epithet of "the admirable." On the very next day he entered a tilting match at the Louvre, and bore off the ring from all competitors. After serving two years in the civil wars and distinguishing himself alike for martial and mental prowess, he proceeded to Italy, and was in Rome in 1580. There, according to Dr. Mackenzie, who is but partially supported by Boccalini, he gave another demonstration of his talents and knowledge in a disputation before the pope and all the highest dignitaries of the church and the universities, His challenge was: Nos Jacobus Crichtonus, Scotus, cuicunque rei propositæ ex improviso respondebimus. He soon proceeded to Venice, where a Latin poem addressed to Aldus Manutius the younger gained him the friendship of that celebrated printer, and where he was intimately associated with Sperone Speroni, Lorenzo Massa, and Giovanni Donati. He was presented to the doge and senate, and delivered before them an oration which was equally applauded for its brilliant eloquence and consummate grace. He also disputed on questions of divinity, philosophy, and mathematics, with so much ability that Imperiali says "he was esteemed a prodigy of nature." After residing for 4 months in Venice, where he suffered a severe illness, he went in 1581 to Padua, the fame of whose university was then spread throughout Europe. In honor of his arrival the learned men of the place were convened in the house of a person of rank, and Crichton, being presented to them, began his perform ances by an elegant poem in praise of the city, the university, and the persons present. He then during 6 hours disputed with the doctors on topics of science, especially on the errors of Aristotle and his interpreters, delighting the assembly as much by his modesty as by his wonderful learning and judgment. In conclusion he gave an extemporaneous oration in praise of ignorance, with so much ingenuity, says one of his biographers, that he reconciled his audience to their inferiority. Some one having charged him with being a literary impostor whose attainments were only superficial, he caused a placard to be posted, in which he undertook to refute innumerable fallacies of Aristotle and the schoolmen, and to answer his antagonists, on any topic which they might propose, either in the common logical way, or according to the secret doctrine of numbers and mathematical figures, or in any one of a hundred different species of verse. The trial, before an audience containing many competent judges of such pretensions, was held in the church of St. John and St. Paul, where for 3 days the young man maintained his propositions with such spirit and energy before an immense concourse of people that he is said to have obtained praises more magnificent than were ever before heard by men. This, the last of his scholastic contests, was styled by Aldus Manutius, who was a spectator of his triumph, a "miraculous encounter." He proceeded from Venice to Mantua, where, according to Sir Thomas Urquhart, as much a fabler as a historian, he fought a famous gladiator, who had foiled the ablest masters of fence in Europe, who had marked his way to Mantua by blood, and had recently slain the 3 best swordsmen in that city. Crichton, having challenged him, is said to have shown such dexterity in the fight that he seemed but to be in play, and at length to have pierced the heart of his opponent while "his right foot did beat the cadence of the blow." There is other evidence that Crichton was attracted to Mantua, and that the duke of that city made him preceptor of his son, a riotous and passionate youth. For the amusement of his patron, he composed a comedy, in which he himself represented 15 different characters with wonderful effect, and which was esteemed one of the most ingenious satires ever made upon the follies of mankind. This was the last display of his extraordinary talents and endowments, and immediately preceded his tragic death. On a night of the carnival he was assailed in the street by 3 armed persons in masks. Turning upon them with his sword, he at length disarmed the principal aggressor, who proved to be his pupil, the son of the duke. Crichton immediately fell upon his knee, and presented his sword to the prince, who instantly pierced him through the body. In consequence of this event the court of Mantua went into mourning for 9 months, and it was said that the elegies and epitaphs written on his memory and affixed to his hearse exceeded in bulk the works of Homer. Though his splendid reputation and career are linked with romance, and though the 4 Latin odes and the few prose fragments which alone remain of his compositions do not convey an impression of remarkable powers, yet the historical evidence is sufficient to prove that he was a very extraordinary person in respect of capacity and energy, and that he possessed wonderful proficiency in science, literature, and gentlemanly accomplishments.-Sir Thomas Urquhart's "Discovery of a Most Exquisite Jewel" (London, 1652) was written about 70 years after Crichton's death, and abounds in extravagant opinions; his unsupported testimony is therefore not authoritative. Dr. Mackenzie, in his "Lives of Scotch Writers," quotes from Pasquier an account of the exploits at Paris of a wonderful youth, which might have applied to Crichton, but that the year 1445 is given as the date of his appearance. Neither Tytler, Pennant, nor Dr. Johnson (81st " Adventurer") made rigorous examination of the ancient authorities. The chief contemporary evidence is given by Aldus Manutius, who was indisputably a witness of Crichton's intellectual exertions at Venice and Padua, and whose Paradoxa Ciceronis has been the foundation of subsequent biographies. An Italian broadside printed at Venice in 1580, discovered by Tytler, confirms the current account of Crichton's accomplishments. Imperiali, in his Museum Historicum (Venice, 1640), gives information derived from his father, who as a youth had seen Crichton at Padua. Scaliger also relates traditions of him as a very wonderful genius" which he obtained 66 in Italy. There are several other confirmatory allusions to him in writings belonging to the first half century after his death. CRICKET, an insect belonging to the order orthoptera, the group saltatoria, and the family achetada. Like other insects of the order, the crickets have straight wings, which, when not in use, are folded lengthwise along the back, the upper wings having a narrow border which is folded down so as to cover also the sides of the body; the jaws move transversely like those of beetles; they do not undergo a complete metamorphosis, the young resembling the parents except that they have no wings; in the pupa state they have the rudiments of wings, eat voraciously, and grow rapidly. In the saltatoria, which include also grasshoppers and locusts, the thighs of the hind legs are greatly developed, enabling them to take long leaps. In the family to which the cricket belongs, the wing covers are horizontal, the antennæ long and tapering, the feet 3-jointed (except acanthus, which has 4 joints to the hind feet), 2 tapering downy bristles at the end of the body, between which, in the females, there is a long and sharp piercer. The common house cricket of Europe (acheta domestica, Linn.) is about an inch long, of a yellowish or clay color mixed with brown; it dwells in the cracks of walls and floors, and in warm places, as the vicinity of ovens, where it remains concealed during the day, coming forth at night in search of bread, meal, and almost any article of domestic economy which contains moisture; it is said also to devour other insects. The female has a long ovipositor, and the male makes a loud noise or chirp by rubbing the hard internal border of one wing cover against a horny ridge on the under surface of the other; for this familiar sound the cricket has been immortalized in the verse of Cowper and the prose of Dickens, and its merry chirp is interwoven in some of the most cheering superstitions of England; its very presence in a house was a sign of good luck, and its flying away a very bad omen. It is a most indefatigable musician, commencing its tune at twilight and keeping it up without intermission till daybreak; its note is so agreeable to some that it is kept in cages by the fireside, as a pet songster, and Scaliger is said always to have had a box of them singing on his table, though this last refers more particularly to the field cricket. This species (A. campestris, Fabr.) is larger than the preceding, of a blackish hue, with the base of the wing covers yellowish; in July the female lays about 300 eggs, which are hatched in 15 days; the young have no wings, and feed on vegetable matters, changing their skins before winter; they remain torpid in winter, and become perfect insects in the following June. This species is spread over Europe, where it affords great sport to children, who hunt for it with an ant attached to a hair; from the eagerness with which it comes out of its hole in the earth when any foreign body is presented to it, thus falling into the hands of its enemies, has arisen the ex pression prevalent in France, "silly as a cricket;" in England the people are more apt to say 'merry as a cricket." Their holes are made at first horizontal and then vertical, and they retreat into them backward; they eat grass, seeds, and fruit, carrying them to their holes; they are fond of drinking the dew on leaves and flowers, but are very careful to avoid wetting themselves in their journeys. The young live together in peace under stones and sticks, but when they have attained the full size they are constantly fighting with each other; the field crickets are sometimes made use of in ridding a dwelling of house crickets, the larger instantly declaring war against the smaller species and driving them out. The boys in Germany are very fond of keeping crickets in boxes for the sake of their song, and for the purpose of making them fight; what the game cock is to the Havanese, and the bull-dog to the English, the cricket is to the youth of Germany; according to the direction in which they meet, they will butt like rams, kick like horses, or scratch like cats, never ceasing till one leaves the field or is disabled. There are several species of cricket in America, though there is no house cricket. Our common field species (A. abbreviata, Harris) is named from the shortness of its wings, which do not extend beyond the wing covers; it is about of an inch long, black, with a brownish tinge at the base of the wing covers, and a pale line on each side most distinct in the female. Another species (A. nigra, Harris) is entirely black, with very short wings, and measuring of an inch in length. Crickets are generally nocturnal and solitary, but some species are often seen in the daytime crawling along our garden paths in great numbers. Our nocturnal crickets do not excite the same pleasant associations as the European species do; they do not enter our houses unless by accident, and their monotonous notes, continued during the autumn nights, are to most persons dismal and sad. Where crickets are numerous, they injure vegetation, eating the tenderest parts of plants, destroying great numbers of melons, squashes, potatoes, &c.; they devour other insects, and thus in a certain degree are of service. They may be destroyed by arsenic mixed in grated vegetables, or in bottles partly filled with fluid, into which they crowd to drink; cats are fond of them, playing with them like mice before eating them; swine also devour them eagerly. There is here a third species (A. vittata, Harris, genus nemobius of Serville), destitute of wings, varying in color from rusty black to dusky brown, with black lines on the back and posterior thighs; it is about of an inch long, social in its habits, frequenting the meadows and roadsides in the daytime. There is another kind inhabiting shrubs, vines, and trees, concealing itself in the daytime among the leaves; these are very noisy, producing their sounds by the rubbing of the wing covers, and if one gets into a chamber it will effectually prevent sleep; the antennæ and legs are very long and slender, and the piercer is only half as long as the body. They form the genus acanthus, and are called tree or climbing crickets; there are 3 species in the United States, of which the E. niveus inhabits Massachusetts. The male is of a pale ivory color, with the upper side of the 1st joint of the antennæ and between the eyes ochre yellow, and a minute black dot on the under side of the 1st and 2d joints of the antennæ; the length is about an inch. They sometimes pierce peach twigs for the purpose of laying their eggs, and they injure the tobacco plant by eating holes in the leaves. They are difficult to catch, from their extreme shyness. The eggs are laid in the beginning of autumn, but are not hatched till the following summer; they attain maturity by the 1st of August, and in southern climates before that time. The females are the largest, and are almost white, dusky beneath, with 3 dusky stripes on the head and thorax, and the wings with a greenish tinge and larger than the covers. CRICKET, an athletic game much played in England and America, which, according to Strutt, takes its origin from the ancient game of club-ball, which was played with a straight bat, but without wickets. In an illustration of club-ball found in a Bodleian MS. dated 1344, a female is represented in the act of throwing the ball to the batsman, who elevates his bat to strike it, while behind the woman are other figures of both sexes waiting to catch or stop it. By name, cricket cannot be traced further back than to a passage in Phillips's "Mysteries of Love and Eloquence," in 1685. In the beginning of the last century, it is alluded to in an old ballad published by D'Urfey, "Of a Noble Race was Shenken:" Hur was the prettiest fellow At foot-ball and at cricket, Of the ancient mode and of the rules for playing cricket but little has come down to us; the game is now governed by a set of laws, arising from the necessities of the play, elaborated by nearly a century's practice, and forming a complete code. Till within the last 80 years cricket was but rarely played in England, though there is plenty of evidence of its existence as a game in the 16th century, and probably even earlier than that. In America its introduction has been quite recent, and it has become generally popular only within the last 4 years. It is now the favorite outdoor game, both of town and country. It lasts from spring_till_autumn, though chiefly played in the latter, depending a great deal on the weather, as it requires a dry sod, as well as freedom from any present fall of rain. The essentials for playing are: 1, the ball; 2, the bat; 3, the wickets; 4, a field of as short and level turf as can be obtained. It is also well to have a line of 22 feet in length, and a frame of wood 6 feet 8 inches by 4 feet, for measuring the ground and fixing the bowling and popping creases, a tent in case of rain, scoring books, gloves and leg guards to protect the hands and legs in fast bowling, and spiked shoes to prevent slipping.-The game is played either as "single wicket" or as "double wicket." Single wicket requires one wicket, one popping crease, one bowling crease, one ball, one bat; and it may be played by any number of players, arranged in two sides, not exceeding 7 or 8 on each side. The laws of this game differ somewhat from those of double wicket, which is played with one ball, 2 bats, 2 wickets, 2 popping creases, 2 bowling creases, and 2 sides of players, one of which must consist of 11, and the other, though not limited, is usually of the same number. The laws of the game the United States are the same essentially as those in England, and the code, revised by the Marylebone club, held as the highest authority in this game, is as follows: Double Wicket. 1. The ball must weigh not less than 5 oz. nor more than 5 oz., nor measure less than 9 inches in circumference nor more than 9 inches. At the beginning of each innings either party may call for a new ball. 2. The bat must not exceed in width 44 inches, nor in length 38 inches. 8. The stumps must be 3 in number, 27 inches out of the ground; the bails 8 inches in length, the stumps of equal and sufficient thickness to prevent the ball from passing through. 4. The bowling crease must be in a line with the stumps, 6 feet 8 inches in length, the stumps in the centre, with a return crease at each, toward the bowler at right angles. 5. The popping crease must be 4 feet from the wicket, parallel to it, and unlimited in length, but not shorter than the bowling crease. 6. The wickets must be pitched opposite each other by the umpires, at the distance of 22 yards. Of the remaining rules we give a brief abstract: 7. Neither party without the consent of the other shall alter the ground. 8. After rain, both parties consenting, wickets may be changed. 9. The bowler shall bowl with one foot behind the bowling crease, and after bowling 4 balls shall change wickets. 10. The ball must be bowled, not thrown or jerked; the hand in delivery must not be above the shoulder. 11. Bowler at his wicket may require striker to stand on either side. 12. If bowler tosses the ball over the striker's head, or bowls so wide that it is beyond batsman's reach, one run shall be counted to party having innings by the umpire. 13. If the bowler deliver a "no ball," or a "wide ball," the striker shall be allowed as many runs as he can get, and shall not be put out except by running out. 14. At the beginning of each innings each umpire shall call play. 15. The striker is out if the bails be bowled off, or stump bowled out of the ground; 16. If the ball, from stroke of bat or hand, but not wrist, be caught before it touch the ground, and held; 17. If, in striking, both feet are over the popping crease; 18. If he knock down his own wicket; 19. If he prevent the ball from being caught, the striker of the ball is out; 20. If the ball be struck and he strike it again; 21. If his wicket is knocked off before he can ground his bat over the popping crease; 22. If any part of his dress knock the wicket down; 23. If he touch or take the ball, except at the request of the opposite party; 24. If he stop a ball by any portion of his person, which ball would otherwise have hit the wicket. 25. If the players cross, he that runs for the wicket that is down is out. 26. No runs are counted, the ball being caught. 27. The striker being run out, that run is not counted. 28. "Lost ball" being called, the striker is allowed 6 rurs; he shall have all that he has run if there are more than 6 before calling "lost ball." 29. The bowler may put striker out if before delivery the striker is beyond the popping crease. 80. The striker shall not leave his wicket and return to finish his innings after another has been in without the consent of the opposite party. 31. No substitute shall be allowed without the consent of the opposite party. 32. Opposite party must also consent as to what place sub stitute may have. with his hat. 33. Opposite party count 5 if any fieldsman stop the ball 34. The ball having been hit, the striker may guard his wicket with his bat, or any part of his body, save his hands. 85. The wicket keeper shall not take the ball for the pur pose of stumping until it has passed the wicket; he must not move till the ball be out of the bowler's hands. 36. The umpires are sole judges of fair and unfair play. 37. The umpires in all matches shall pitch fair wickets. 38. They shall allow 2 minutes for each striker to come in, and 10 minutes between each innings; when they call "play," the party refusing loses the match. 39. They are not to order a striker out unless appealed to by the adversaries. 40. If one of the bowler's feet is not on the ground behind the bowling crease, and within the return crease, the ball so delivered must be declared by the umpire "no ball." 41. If either of the strikers run a short run, it must be called by umpire "one short." 42. No umpire shall be allowed to bet. 43. No umpire, but with the consent of both parties, may 44. After the delivery of 4 balls the umpire must call be changed during the match. "over," but not until the ball shall be finally settled in the wicket keeper's hand. 45. The umpire must call "no ball" instantly on delivery of wide ball when it passes the striker. 46. The players who go in second shall follow their innings if they have obtained 80 runs less than their antagonists, except in all matches limited to one day's play, when the number shall be 60 instead of 80. 47. No person shall use the bat after one of the strikers has been put out until the next striker shall come in. Single Wicket. 1. When there shall be less than 5 players on a side, bounds shall be placed 22 yards each in a line from the off and leg stump. striker to a run. 2. The ball must be hit before the bounds to entitle the 8. When the striker shall hit the ball, one of his feet must be on the ground and behind the popping crease, otherwise 4. When there are less than 5 players on a side, neither byes nor overthrows shall be allowed, nor shall the striker be caught out nor stumped out. it is "no hit." 5. The fieldsman must return the ball so that it shall cross the play between the wicket and the bowling stump, or between the bowling stump and the bounds. 6. If the striker has made one run, if he start again he must touch the bowling stump. 7. The striker is entitled to 3 runs for "lost ball" (refer ring to law 28 of double wicket). 8. When there are more than 4 players on a side there shall be no bounds; all hits, byes, and overthrows shall then be allowed. In single wicket the stumps are driven into the ground, subject to the laws 3 and 5 of double wicket; in front a popping crease is marked off, as in law 5; at 22 yards' distance a bowling stump is fixed; a bowling crease must be marked at the proper distance, as in law 4, and here the bowler must deliver his ball, as defined by laws 9, 10, 12, 13, and 14. The game is defended by the batsman, or striker, who stands at the popping crease. The attack is conducted by the other side, placed in the field according to their numbers.-Double wicket usually consists of 2 sides of 11 players each; one of these has the innings by lot, and 2 of their party defend the wicket with their bats. By the other side, who are now fielding, the attack is maintained; if the bail is knocked off, or the stump is bowled out of the ground, the striker is out, and is replaced by another till all the side are put out. If, on the other hand, the ball is struck, each run counts one, and the side which makes the greatest score is the winner. Two captains are chosen, one for each side, generally the 2 best bowlers, and they choose their assistants, and allot each their respective places when fielding. When matches are made between 2 clubs, the club. One bowler at a time is indispensable, men are selected by a committee from each who bowls 4 balls, called an "over;" then the whole of the fielders walk over to the opposite side, and another over of 4 balls is delivered from the opposite wicket by another bowler. For fast bowling the men are stationed as follows: Immediately behind the wicket is the wicket keeper, whose duty it is to stop the ball, an office of no little labor and risk, for which tubular gloves and leg and body guards are absolutely required. Behind the wicket keeper are the long stop and assistant; the short slip is in a line with, and on the right of, the wicket keeper; the long slip is in the same line further to the right; the leg is behind and to the left of the wicket keeper; behind the bowler and on his left is the long field off, to the bowler's right the long field on; to the right of the striker are the mid wicket, cover point, and point. The duty of these is merely to stop the ball, and they take their names from the places assigned. There are 2 kinds of bowling, fast and slow; the fast is almost always "roundhanded;" the straight underhand balls are much more easy to guard; where, however, the ball twists, the matter is much more difficult. In round-handed bowling the ball has a turn on its own axis, independent of its forward motion, and when it appears as if running clear of the wicket, it yet will twist and take the outside stump. Where the bowling is slow, and there is but little hard hitting, the fielders are brought nearer in, to get, if possible, near catches, from the tendency of good slow balls to rise if only tipped. The terms descriptive of the varieties of balls are "lengths" and "not lengths," the latter consisting of toss, tice, long hop, half volley, and ground ball. In bowling, the ball should be delivered with a run, and should be held with the seam across, so that the ends of the fingers touch it.-The dress of a cricketer is almost always a light flannel jacket, with trousers of the same, or of white duck; a straw hat or light cap is generally adopted; leg guards and body guards are used in batting and wicket keeping; and gloves, Oxford shoes, or shoes with spiked soles, complete the arrangement. CRILLON, a French family derived from the Piedmontese Balbes who emigrated to France in the 15th century. I. LOUIS DES BALBES DE BERTON DE CRILLON, the hero of the reigns of Henry II., Francis II., Charles IX., Henry III., and Henry IV., born at Murs in Provence in 1541, died in 1615. He was the first to assume the name of Crillon, from a small estate of that name situated in the present department of Vaucluse. Having become glorious by his exploits, the name was adopted by the whole family. As the youngest of 6 brothers, he was destined for the order of the knights of Malta, studied with zeal and dili |
